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New Zealand eagle ray

New Zealand eagle ray
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Myliobatidae
Genus: Myliobatis
Species:
M. tenuicaudatus
Binomial name
Myliobatis tenuicaudatus
Hector, 1877
Synonyms

Myliobatis australis

The New Zealand eagle ray or Australian eagle ray (Myliobatis tenuicaudatus) is an eagle ray of the family Myliobatidae, found in bays, estuaries, and near rocky reefs around New Zealand and southern Australia on the inner continental shelf. It is a common species and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".

  1. ^ Kyne, P.M. (2016). "Myliobatis tenuicaudatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T70686656A70687032. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T70686656A70687032.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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